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2012 ITE Western District Annual Meeting June 26, 2012, Session 6A

2012 ITE Western District Annual Meeting June 26, 2012, Session 6A A Move Toward Standardizing Tsunami Warning Signs. Presented by Ruth Smith, Willdan Engineering. Introduction. Background:

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2012 ITE Western District Annual Meeting June 26, 2012, Session 6A

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  1. 2012 ITE Western District Annual Meeting June 26, 2012, Session 6A A Move Toward Standardizing Tsunami Warning Signs Presented by Ruth Smith, Willdan Engineering

  2. Introduction Background: Last year’s tsunamis were a grim reminder we need to be prepared for “the big one” and its aftermath Being prepared includes having appropriate signage to guide people to higher ground & away from the shore

  3. Introduction Background: Completed project for City of Los Angeles in 2011, updating City’s tsunami signs Researched best practices for installing signs Found that there were few standard signs or installation practices among the states

  4. Introduction Background: Oregon led the way in developing tsunami signs Several efforts to standardize, among the Pacific states Currently, only one standard tsunami sign

  5. CURRENT TSUNAMI SIGNS Tsunami Signs & Guidelines One Tsunami sign in MUTCD: Tsunami Evacuation Route (EM-1a) sign Signs vary from state to state Tsunami signs are experimental in CA Except for EM-1a, only minimal guidelines, if any, are provided

  6. current Tsunami Signs (FEDERAL) EM-1a TSUNAMI EVACUATION ROUTE Sign

  7. current Tsunami Signs (Oregon)

  8. Types of Tsunami Signs (CALTRANS)

  9. current Tsunami Signs (Washington)

  10. current Tsunami Signs (Alaska)

  11. current Tsunami Signs (Hawaii)

  12. current Tsunami Signs (Hawaii)

  13. current Tsunami Signs (Hawaii)

  14. current Tsunami Signs (Hawaii)

  15. Tsunami sign guidelines Current Guidelines Oregon tsunami sign installation guidelines Federal guidelines for evacuation route signs City of LA sign installation guidelines prepared by Willdan as part of tsunami project

  16. Tsunami sign guidelines Guideline Needs Sign sizes (rural vs urban) Sign locations/spacing Beach signs: Posting (sign post/life guard tower/parking lot) Direction Spacing

  17. UNRESOLVED ISSUES Issues Needing Resolution Standardization & inclusion in MUTCD of signs other than evacuation route signs Sign design & size Location of signs Where/how to install beach signs

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